2018 Shanghai Masters

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Shanghai Masters
Tournament information
Dates10–16 September 2018 (2018-09-10 2018-09-16)
VenueRegal International East Asia Hotel
City Shanghai
Country China
Organisation WPBSA
Format Non-ranking event
Total prize fund £725,000
Winner's share£200,000
Highest break Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan (140)
Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham (140)
Final
Champion Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-up Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins
Score11–9
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The 2018 Shanghai Masters was a professional snooker tournament that took place in Shanghai, China from 10 to 16 September. The 12th edition of the tournament since it was first held in 2007, it was the first to be staged as a 24-player non-ranking invitational event; previous editions of the Shanghai Masters had been held as ranking events. [1]

Contents

Ronnie O'Sullivan successfully defended the title by beating Barry Hawkins 11–9 in the final. [2] With this win O'Sullivan became the first player to surpass £10 million in career prize money.

Field

The 24 players were the top-16 in the world rankings after the 2018 World Open, the next four players, outside the top-16 in the world rankings, of Chinese origin, two players from the CBSA under-21 rankings and two from China's Amateur Masters series. The Amateur Masters was won by Pu Qingsong with Guo Hua the runner-up. The two players from the CBSA under-21 rankings were Chang Bingyu and Fan Zhengyi. [3]


Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was the number 1 seed with World Champion Mark Williams seeded 2. The top 8 seeds received byes into the second round.

Shaun Murphy, the 8 seed and thus a first round bye, withdrew before the start of the tournament for family reasons. First round winner Stuart Bingham was credited with the walkover second round victory. [4]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money is shown below:

Main draw

Round 1
Best of 11 frames
Round 2
Best of 11 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 19 frames
Final
Best of 21 frames
1 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 610 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 3
1 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guo Hua 1
12 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 2
8 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy [5] w/d
12 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 612 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham w/o
1 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 10
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fan Zhengyi 0
9 Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 6
5 Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 2
9 Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 69 Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 6
9 Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo 3
15 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 5
4 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 5
15 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 615 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 6
1 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chang Bingyu 2
7 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 9
3 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 6
13 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Luca Brecel 4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Yuelong 5
3 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Yuelong 6
6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 6
6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 6
11 Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 611 Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 3
6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 9
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong 4
7 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 10
7 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 6
14 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 614 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 3
7 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Pu QingSong4
2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 4
2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 6
16 Flag of Scotland.svg Anthony McGill 616 Flag of Scotland.svg Anthony McGill 3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Bingtao 2

Final

Final: Best of 21 frames. Referee: Zheng Weili.
Regal International East Asia Hotel, Shanghai, China, 16 September 2018.
Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)
Flag of England.svg  England
11–9 Barry Hawkins (7)
Flag of England.svg  England
Afternoon: 1–125 (125), 23–66, 85–5 (85), 0–97 (55), 101–0 (93), 89–35 (66), 0–132 (132), 33–61, 93–29 (68), 5–63 (63)
Evening:73–0, 134–1 (64, 61), 56–3 (56), 113–0 (113), 26–97 (83), 83–24 (83), 63–14, 14–57, 0–90 (74), 122–0 (122)
122Highest break132
2Century breaks2
1050+ breaks6

Century breaks

Total: 37 [6]

References

  1. "Shanghai Masters to Become Snooker's Richest Invitational - World Snooker". World Snooker. 18 November 2017.
  2. "Rocket Fires To Shanghai Victory". World Snooker. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  3. "Shanghai Masters wild cards". World Snooker. 7 September 2018.
  4. "Shaun Murphy reveals why he has missed Shanghai Masters". The Old Green Baize. 11 September 2018.
  5. "Murphy Withdraws From Shanghai Masters - World Snooker". World Snooker. 10 September 2018.
  6. "Shanghai Masters 2018 – Centuries". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 10–16 September 2018. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.